Do you live elsewhere in North Austin?! The Sustainable Neighborhoods website orNorthwest Austin Coalition might help you keep up with local news and events (links to those websites in our Who We Are page), but Love North Austin is also looking for Walnut Creek area and North Burnet area editors! Please email info@lovenorthaustin.com if you can help!

Wednesday, February 213:30pm Art Smart Native American Celebration at the St. Johns libraryThursday, February 223:00pm Job interview training by Goodwill at the Lanier Family Resource CenterSaturday, February 24

8:30am-5pm The Project-the University of Texas at Austin's largest day of service across the Rundberg area8:30-9:15 am: shift 1 check-in at Dobie Middle School9:15-9:45 am: shift 1 kick-off at Dobie Middle School10 am-2 pm: shift 1 at different sites accross the Rundberg area Sign-up at http://bit.ly/TheProjectGP11:30 am-12:15 pm: shift 2 check-in at Dobie Middle School12:15-12:45 pm: shift 2 kick-off at Dobie Middle School1-5pm: shift 2 at different sites accross the Rundberg area Sign-up at http://bit.ly/TheProjectGP

On top of Foundation Communities' hours (see our previous edition), free tax filing assistance is available at the Little Walnut Creek library through the AARP Foundation on Mondays from 1 to 5pm and Tuesdays from 10:30am to 2:30pm until April 17. Contact: (512) 974-9860.

In a beautification effort led by NACA members Dave and Linda Davis, 100 native plants have been planted on the traffic island at Rutland and Quail Creek on Saturday, February 10;

Austin Creative Alliance’s sponsored project Rundberg Rising, whose mission is to “catalyze creative projects that engage youth to strengthen the visual, cultural, and environmental habitat of the Rundberg area,” started painting a new series of murals at Cook Elementary on January 13 with help from Cook administrators, Communities in Schools, Americorps, the volunteer group Paint the '58, and Texas State University students. Contact: rundbergrising@gmail.com;

After being contacted by a NACA resident, our area now has a Buy Nothing Facebook group. Do you want to give and receive useful items to and from your neighbors? Join here and let's get started giving: at Facebook.com/groups/148181459176559.

The Little Walnut Creek branch of the Austin Public Library has a new additional storytime on Thursdays from 10:15 to 11 am, right before Spanish-English bilingual storytime. Recommended for children aged 5 and under. Free.

announced the neighborhood association in its newsletter.

Feb. 13 - From the City of Austin’s Watershed Protection Department: Update on flood-related project for Little Walnut Creek"As part of the Little Walnut Creek Flood Risk Reduction Project, we will build a tunnel under Mearns Meadow Boulevard. The tunnel will start at Quail Valley Boulevard and run to Quail Creek Neighborhood Park in order to catch flood waters and carry them safely to the park, which also functions as a detention pond. (...) Currently, the project is in its “design phase,” during which we work out all of the final details of the project. (...) The project design is currently about 60% complete. We hope to be able to begin construction sometime in 2019 (...) and plan to meet with the neighborhood later this year to discuss the details of the project. (...) There is more information, including the project sponsor's contact information, online at www.austintexas.gov/LittleWalnutTunnel."

Feb. 10 - From McBee Elementary: "Cheers to the McBee community for painting all 172 garden blocks! Join us Feb. 24 for the garden build day," invited the school on Twitter.

Feb. 8 - From the Austin Humane Society: "Over 1,200 tailgaters came out to enjoy the [11th annual puppy bowl of Saturday March 3rd] before the big game" and "all 50 puppies [offered for adoption that day] as well as more than a dozen older dogs & cats found new, loving forever homes!" See photos of the event on Facebook.

Feb. 7: From the North Lamar combined neighborhoods plan Contact Team: "The city began installation" of traffic calming features last year. "We have the following streets in various stages of the process:" Georgian, Powell to Home; W Elliot; Beaver; and North Creek. See NLCT's blog for details and more information on other streets ready to apply for so called '"quarter cent funds".

Feb. 7 : "Texas Conservation Corps at American YouthWorks seeded [an area of Brownie park] with a mix of native flowers and grasses back in December. We'll add some more wildflower seeds in the area nearest the park this month," announced the North Lamar combined neighborhoods plan Contact Team on the Brownie Park Neighbors Facebook page.

Feb. 5: "Congratulations to our newly elected Windsor Hills Neighborhood Association officers for 2018: President - Stephen Kreger, Vice President - Harold Sundbeck, Treasurer - Lyn Nance Hendricks, Secretary - Jeremy Hendricks," announced the organization on its Facebook page, "hoping that you will join us at an upcoming meeting or event as we work to increase participation from everyone in the neighborhood." The Windsor Hills Neighborhood Association will next be meeting at 7pm on March 6. The Love North Austin's Rundberg and St. John's areas' calendar has been updated with all upcoming meeting dates.

Feb. 1st - From the Multicultural Refugee Coalition: "Our nonprofit social enterprise Open Arms Studio has hired two new refugee stitchers in the past month! We are proud to be growing and expanding our work with Miranda Bennett Studio, Newton Supply Co and IKEA-Round Rock,Tx," announced the nonprofit on its Facebook page.